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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

"Jun Yi, even if you don't want this medallion, I won't let those deathsworn return to the Xiao family. As for what you want them to do, you can decide. If you don't care, then just let them fend for themselves."

The moment his words fell, Shen Ninghua suddenly spoke up, "Who said we don't care!?" She took the medallion and tossed it to Chu Junyi. "Take good care of it. It might be of some use to you!"

There was still one leader among the Death Soldiers who knew about the inside story. She initially thought that he might have intentionally exposed a flaw and lured them to the Xiao family. Now that he had a command medallion, it was as good as controlling the lives of those Death Soldiers. Death Soldiers only recognized tokens but not people. This was a good resource!

Chu Junyi held onto the medallion, her eyes flashing with helplessness. "I'll accept the medallion. Is there anything else?"

Xiao Feng raised his eyes and looked at Chu Junyi and Shen Ninghua who were standing side by side. One was handsome, the other was beautiful, and at this moment, they both wore the same kind of gentle expression, seemingly gentle and amiable, but in reality, they had already separated thousands of miles away. Thinking of Xiao Hengxi, who was still fighting for Chu Junyi's life, he couldn't help but praise them in his heart.

"Nothing, I'm leaving."

After Xiao Feng left the princess' mansion, Shen Ninghua and Chu Junyi remained silent for a while.

"Xiao Hua, I want to return to the Xiao family."

Shen Ninghua raised her gaze, its pitch-black pupils containing traces of icy coldness. "What are you going to do?"

The Xiao family is in a mess right now, if I don't appear now, it would arouse suspicion. Now that you know my identity, you should be able to guess that the empress had acted against the Xiao family a while ago. I keep having the feeling that she is aware of something.

A slight movement could be seen between Shen Ninghua's eyebrows. A cold and clear aura could be seen in her eyes as she said, "Fine. If you want to go back, then go back." She knew that Chu Junyi and the Xiao family would definitely be inextricably linked. It would be impossible for them not to return.

However, after knowing how Xiao Huan Xi felt about him, she didn't want him to return to the Xiao family.

As Shen Ninghua was good at hiding his emotions, he didn't notice that there was something wrong with her tone of voice. Hearing her agreement, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll be leaving first."

After Chu Junyi left, Shen Ninghua sat by the table in silence. After a long while, he suddenly swept the inkstone off the table.

Hong Ling, who was about to enter, jumped up in fright. "Miss, what happened?"

Shen Ninghua lowered her head to look at the inkstone, and her ears suddenly turned red. She suddenly realized that her actions just now seemed to be made out of jealousy, and it was the most serious kind of jealousy. She quickly adjusted her expression and said with a steady voice, "I'm fine, I accidentally bumped into you just now."

Hong Ling looked at the table in surprise and then looked at the inkstone. Normally, this inkstone was placed close to the middle of the table, just how careless would she have to be to touch it.

However, at this moment, no matter how foolish she was, she knew that she couldn't ask out the question that was on her mind, "Oh, then let this servant exchange another one for Miss."

"Okay, I'll go see Xuan Lin."

Five days had passed in the blink of an eye. The princess's mansion was still relatively calm, but the outside world was already abuzz with noise and excitement.

The family with varicella was completely sealed off, but they still couldn't stop the rumors from spreading.

In the capital, the conversation about chicken pox caused his complexion to change. Upon hearing these words, he wished he could wash himself clean from the inside out, afraid that he would be infected and not be able to treat it.

It was unknown where a rumor had come from, but it was said that the varicella had spread out from the princess' mansion. If the princess was not cleaned up, the varicella would become even more powerful, and when that happened, the entire capital would be unable to protect itself. There were even people who said that Shen Ninghua did not follow the rules of filial piety and was punished by the heavens because he provoked the wrath of the heavens …

When Baili Qingfeng saw the imperial edict, he was so angered that he dropped his teacup. He lowered his head and looked at the officials kneeling on the floor, "Did you write this imperial edict?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. This humble subject and the others did not have to report this to you because of the conclusive evidence. This humble subject and the others know that you are very fond of Princess Zhao Hua, but if I am unable to control the chicken pox, it will most likely cause the people's hearts to roil and the nation to be troubled. Thus, this humble subject dares to request the Emperor to make a decision. "

The timid ones would be unable to breathe under the pressure of these two pairs of eyes. He suddenly threw the imperial report in his hand onto the ground as the rage in his eyes gushed out, "What a bunch of nonsense!"

"Please calm your anger, your Imperial Majesty." The ministers hurriedly apologized.

"All of you are saying that varicella was spread out from the county governor's mansion. Then let me ask all of you, why is it that the person who got varicella is living further and further away from the county governor's mansion, and not in a circle? Could it be that varicella was also separated into distant relatives, knowing that the people around it couldn't be infected and could only spread along one line? What do you mean 'the people's hearts are unsteady'? We value the hearts of the people, but don't use them to threaten us! "Why didn't you guys say anything when Shen Ninghua helped find the cure for the plague? Why didn't you guys say anything when she personally went to Jiangnan to relieve the disaster? Now that something happened to her, you all jumped around happily!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me …" No one would have thought that Baili Qing Cang would suddenly be so angry, even going so far as to say that everything he said was too obvious, almost pointing directly at them and cursing them for framing Shen Ninghua. No matter how brazen they were, they didn't dare to say anything, not to mention that they themselves had been ordered by someone else to frame Shen Ninghua.

"Forgive? I remember I once gave an order that anyone who was found guilty of framing Princess Zhao Hua for no reason should be punished according to the law. Someone, pull all of these people down and remove their flower feathers. Let's see who dares to ignore our dictation in the future! " One of the guards quickly rushed over and pulled down the few officials who were stunned on the spot. Not long after that, the sound of someone hitting a board could be heard from outside.

A slim figure walked out from behind the screen, gracefully walking to the center of the hall, and knelt down before Baili Qing Cang. Her light red skirt fluttered on the floor, forming a beautiful flower umbrella, "Xiao Hua thanks father for his trust."

"Sigh …" Baili Qing Cang sat on his throne and sighed lightly, "Girl, there is no need to be so courteous. As your royal father, I will naturally protect you. "Not to mention that the chicken pox spreading has nothing to do with you, even if it had something to do with you, I still wouldn't let anyone threaten you."

A trace of warmth flashed across Shen Ninghua's eyes. "Ninghua will never make things difficult for Imperial Father." No matter what reason he had for understanding her, based on his support for her, she would definitely repay him well.

"Un, how long will it take for your brother Shen Xuanlin to recover?"

Shen Ninghua said, "Now that the varicella has already scabbed up, after ten days to half a month, when the varicella marks completely disappear, everything will be fine."

Bai Li Qing Cang was very happy, "Good, this is a joyous occasion. When the time comes, I will hold a banquet at the palace and you will bring that little fellow with you. I heard that he is learning martial arts with my teacher, and if he is a good person, I will definitely nurture him well. Also, don't take the rumors outside to heart, I have already ordered you to break away from the Shen family, so you don't need to follow any filial piety. When you took over the Xiao family's residence, it was because you valued filial piety.

"Yes, I thank royal father. Please take care of your rest, your daughter will take her leave first." Shen Ninghua was deeply moved. His Majesty had truly thought it through thoroughly.

"Mm, go ahead."

Exiting the Imperial Study, Shen Ninghua looked at the few ministers who were pressed down on the steps, their pitch-black eyes unwavering. Raising her head, she walked over without a single glance, not caring about the anger that came from the ground in front of her.

The officials who hadn't been beaten senseless were clearly stunned when they saw Shen Ninghua's figure. They had only regretted it after she had walked far away. Just now, they had spread the chicken pox around in front of Princess Zhao Hua?

Seeing their stunned expressions, the eunuch in charge of the punishment sneered, "What are you still looking at? Can you still bear the consequences of offending the princess?"

One of the officials was extremely stubborn, and he continued to shout, "The chicken pox obviously arose first from the county governor's mansion. Why don't you say that even if you can beat us to death, how can it stop the common citizens from talking?"

The eunuch who was serving the sentence became even more disdainful and spat out, "Aiyo, don't talk about a common citizen of the world. Do you know why His Highness has come this time? It was said that the prescription was extremely cheap, but it was actually very useful. Even if it was used by ordinary citizens, they would be able to afford to use it, do they know how many lives the prescription could cost? They even said that the prince's brother was almost completely recovered from the spread of the recipe. "Bah!"

The official who had been speaking with conviction earlier was stunned. He carefully thought through the eunuch's words before suddenly shouting out loudly. His eyes rolled back as he fainted on the spot.

The eunuch looked at the people on the ground with a cold gaze and snorted with his shrill voice, "Drag them out of the palace, don't sully the boundaries of the palace!" After which, he directly reported to Baili Qingfeng.

Hearing that all the people he sent into the palace had been dragged out, Baili Jinze directly smashed the room full of porcelain, stepping on the broken pieces on the ground. He held onto the table and gasped for breath, "Shen Ninghua, you actually made me give you another shot. You slut, sooner or later, I will kill you!"

After saying that, his body couldn't help but sway for a moment and he almost fell face first onto the ground.

He growled angrily and lifted his hand to touch his face. The current Baili Jinze no longer had her usual handsome and elegant appearance, her entire face was full of pimples. There were some pimples that were already festering, looking even more terrifying.

The servant guarding the door tremblingly kneeled on the floor until the room was completely silent. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief. The Fifth Prince finally stopped tormenting himself. He had endured another day.